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(ModeL) J.' G. BRUSH. MAGHINE FOR FELTING AND SGALDING HAT BODIES..

No. 261,668. Patented July 25, 1882.

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, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JARVIS O. BRUSH, OF NEVVBURG, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR FELTING AND SCALDING HAT-BODIES.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No 261,668, dated July 25,1882.

Application filed April 17, 1882. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, JARVIS O. BRUSH, of Newburg, in the county of Orangeand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inMachines for Felting and Scalding Hat-Bodies, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan viewof myimprovement, part being broken away. Fig. 2is an end elevation of the same Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation ofthe same, taken through the line it as, Fig. 1.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the operations of feltingand scalding hatbodies. I

The invention consists in amachine for felting and scalding hat-bodiesconstructed with a vat having a perforated steam chest or pipe in itslower part, and provided with polygonal rollers of different diametersconnected at one end by chain-wheels and chain, and one or more of therollers being provided wit h springpressed bearings, whereby therolled-up hatbodies will be turned and beaten, as will be hereinafterfully described.

A represents a vat or trough of suitable size. In the lower part of thevatAis placed a steam chest or pipe, B, into which steam is introducedfrom any ordinary steam-generator, and which has numerous small holesformed in its upper side,from which steam is projected, in fine jets,into the water in the vat A when water is used,

and against the hatbodies when water is not used. 7

In hearings in the middle parts of the ends of the vat A revolve thejournals of a large polygonal roller, 0. Above one side of the roller 0and at one side of the central line of the vat A is placed a smallerpolygonal roller, D, and above the other side of the roller 0 and at theother side of the central line of the vat A is placed a still smallerpolygonal roller, E, a sufficient space being left between the rollers OD E, as shown irrFig. 3, to receivearollednp hat-body. The journals ofthe rollers D E revolve in slidin gbearin gs F, placed in recesses inthe ends of the vat A, and held inward by spiral springs G, the innerends of which rest against the said bearings F. Against the outer endsof the spiral springs Gr rest blocks H, against the outer sides of whichrest the ends of hand-screws I. The screws I pass through screw-holes inthe ends of the vat A, or in blocks or nuts attached to the said ends,so that the tension of the springs G can be regulated,as the work to bedone may require, by adj ustin g the said screws. At one end of the vatA the journals of the rollersO D E project, and to them are attachedchain -wheels J K L, around which passes an endless chain or belt, M, sothat the three rollers will be revolved together. The chain M should beslack; or an elastic belt should be used to give the rollers D E thenecessary play.

To. the journals of one of the rollers O D E is attached a crank, N, ora pulley, according as the machine is to be operated by hand or by otherpower.

In using the machine the hat-bodies to be felted'ornap hat-bodies to bestuck and scalded are rolled up and placed in the space between therollers (l D E, and the said rollers are revolved. As the rollers (l D Eare revolved their angular faces acting against the rolledup hat-bodiescauses the rollers D E to have a lateral movement, so that the saidrollers will beat and turn the said hat-bodies, and thus quickly bringthem to the required condition.

If desired, the lower roller, 0, may be replaced by two polygonalrollers placed side by side; or the roller 0 and one of the rollers D Ecan be replaced by stationary plane surfaces, which will do the work;but I prefer the construction first described as being more speedy andefiective.

I am aware of the Letters Patent granted to O. A. Mallory, datedFebruary 28, 1882, No. 254,349, A. Pelisse, dated February 21, 1882, No.254,041, and J. Vero, dated February 28, 1871, No. 112,197, and Itherefore layno claim to such inventions.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with the vat A, prothepolygonal rollersO D E, of different diamt0 vided with the perforatedsteam-chest B, of eters, the sliding bearings F, the springs G, thepolygonal rollers O D E, the latter, D E, the set-screws I, thechain-wheels J K L, and journaled in laterally-yielding bearings, andthe belt M, substantially as and for the pur- 5 means, substantially asdescribed, for revolvpose set forth.

ing said rollers, as and for the purpose set JARVIS G. BRUSH. forth.Witnesses:

2. The combination, with the vat A, pro- HIRAM LOZIER,

vided with the perforated steam-chest B, of 1 WILLIAM F. BRUsH.

